Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
Well that's your prerogative but I'm not going to stop defending pedestrians from this kind of "othering". It's ironic that this happens on BF because motorists treat cyclists in the same manner: i did not see them; they came out of no where; were they wearing a helmet; did they have lights/hiviz/reflective bits etc.
This was probably the most amusing part of the OP. Should dogs also wear hi viz and safety lights? I'm not sure whether a dog helment would work but maybe some sort of dog body armor...
Since your being an a#% hole, I decided to reread your statements to fully understand were the hate comes from and based upon what you said its my responsibility to protect the PED (nice derogatory term for the people your defending). Since I'm liable for their injuries, I can up with a list of potential solutions to this issue:
1: get better lights
2: don't ride at night
3: don't ride at all
since Im stuck riding in the dark and I dont want to give up riding I decided to get a better light. I just ordered a 5000 lumen head lamp. Now I will be able to see the pedestrian with enough time to avoid them or drive them off the road either way they are safe. Thank you for enlightening me. Just do me a favor the next time you ditch because of a jay walker, thank him for me.
Mike